SHELBYVILLE, Ind.– Authorities in Shelby County identified a body found in the Big Blue River as a Shelbyville man who was reported missing nearly a month ago.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department confirms the body of 38-year-old Christopher Young was found on the Big Blue River Sunday afternoon. The man’s father, Rusty Young, tells FOX59 that he and his older son found him while kayaking.

An update on the clothing description of a Shelbyville resident who has been missing since early November was provided by the Shelbyville Police Dept. on Thursday.

Christopher A. Young, 38, was last seen wearing blue jeans or blue sweat pants, a light colored T-shirt and a dark colored thermal shirt. Young, who is described as a white male, 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds with week-old facial hair and very short head hair, was last seen in the area of Miller Ave. and Colescott and Montgomery streets after sunset on Nov. 6.

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